Table 2 Purposive sampling frame. Numbers in brackets indicate number recruited in each category
From: Clinical decision making in the recognition of dying: a qualitative interview study
| Oncology | Cardiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | Nurses | Doctors | Nurses | |
| Senior | Consultant (2) | Ward sister/Matron (2) | Consultant (1) | Ward sister/Matron (2) |
| Intermediate | ST3+ (2) | Staff nurse (2) | ST3+ (2) | Staff nurse (2) |
| “Junior” | FY1/2 (2) | HCA (1) | FY1/2 (0) | HCA (1) |